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Danish soldiers walk after disembarking at the port in Nuuk, Greenland, on Sunday.

Canada plans to send soldiers to Greenland as show of NATO solidarity with Denmark, officials say

Move could anger U.S. President Trump, who has threatened new tariffs on European countries that sent personnel there

Robert Fife and Steven Chase

3 min read

A displaced Palestinian who lives amongst rubble and debris of homes and businesses destroyed by the Israeli military in over two years of military strikes on the Gaza Strip enclave, hangs out the laundry in Jabalia refugee camp on Saturday.

Carney tentatively agrees to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ but says details must be worked out

Prime Minister wants Canada to participate in rebuilding Gaza after Israel-Hamas war

Steven Chase

3 min read

Joseph-Christopher Luamba arrives for a court challenge, May 30, 2022 in Montreal. Luamba took the Quebec government to court against random police stops and won in 2022.

Supreme Court weighs road safety against racial profiling in ‘driving while Black’ case

A young Black Quebecker challenged the province’s practice of conducting random police stops and won in the lower courts

David Ebner

5 min read

Some experts warn that relying on the decisions of foreign drug regulators, such as the Food and Drug Administration, could water down Health Canada’s standards and open the door to reducing the number of scientific reviewers on staff.

Health Canada considering using decisions of foreign regulators for some drug approvals

Neither Health Minister’s office nor federal regulator ruled out including U.S. FDA on forthcoming list

Kelly Grant and Chris Hannay

4 min read

in depthThe Donroe Doctrine

Mexico’s cool-headed Trump strategy faces new tests after Venezuela

So far, Claudia Sheinbaum has urged her country to play it cool. U.S. actions in Latin America are making industries nervous

Adam Radwanski and Photography by Koral Carballo

7 min read

opinion

How Canada’s auto sector can survive its terrible, no-good, very bad year

Canada’s auto industry is caught between the rock of U.S. tariffs and the hard place of cheap Chinese EVs

Andrei Sulzenko

6 min read

A great gray owlet in Kamloops , BC, photographed by a participant in the BC Young Birders Program.

Dear birdwatchers, it’s ‘leave the owls alone’ season

Canada’s most charismatic birds are at risk of being loved to death. Here’s why ethical owling matters

Yuki Hayashi

6 min read

How we live

The minor miracle that is our weekly neighbourhood basketball game

More than 25 years in, the young guys have become the old guys, but the game can still be relied on to sustain friendships

3 min read

Skepticism around Blue Zones doesn’t mean their longevity wisdom isn’t real

Alex Cyr

Senior man looking old boat. Sardinia Italy

4 min read

How a barrel cellar can show you a winemaker’s priorities

Christopher Waters

The ambitious Haywire Winery, which got its start as Okanagan Crush Pad, uses an assortment of large format concrete vessels and smaller egg-shaped containers, along with stainless steel tanks and large oak foudres as part of its winemaking operation.

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Aman’s all-suite hotel is a five-star sanctuary amid Thailand’s bustling capital

Claudia Laroye

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Three real estate markets that are bucking national trends

Salmaan Farooqui

A realtor’s sign is seen outside a home for sale on Dundas St. near Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto, on Dec 11, 2024. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)

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Pierre Poilievre campaigns for support ahead of his leadership review

Stephanie Levitz

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his inner circle have thus far declined to say what percentage of the vote they’d consider a sufficient benchmark for him to remain.

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Train crash in southern Spain leaves at least 21 dead, dozens injured

People affected by a deadly train derailment are transferred and treated at the Caseta Municipal in the town of Adamuz, after a high-speed train derailed and collided with another approaching train near Cordoba, Spain, January 18, 2026. REUTERS/Alex Gallegos

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Observers cast doubt on Ugandan election results after President’s landslide victory

Geoffrey York

Members of Uganda's police force and army patrol the streets two days after the country's 2026 presidential election, in Kampala, on Saturday.

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Josh Allen wipes away tears and takes the blame after his four turnovers lead to another playoff loss

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen responds to questions during a news conference after an NFL divisional playoff game against the Denver Broncos, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/RJ Sangosti)

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EU leaders try to dissuade Trump from imposing tariffs on allies, prepare retaliation

People protest against Trump's policy towards Greenland in front of US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

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Officials processing foreign nationals’ visas, permanent-residence applications will not face job cuts: minister

Marie Woolf

Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Diab in her Ottawa office on Dec. 9, 2025. She says the agency’s staffing is tied to Ottawa’s annual immigration levels plan.

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Rams force OT, beat Bears 20-17 to reach NFC title game

Los Angeles Rams kicker Harrison Mevis, center, reacts with holder Ethan Evans, center right, and teammates after booting a game-winning field goal during overtime of an NFL football divisional playoff game Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Green Day to play Super Bowl opening ceremony on 60th anniversary

FILE - Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs during the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

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Carney says Trump’s ‘escalation’ of Greenland pursuit is concerning

Steven Chase

Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference at the Islamic Art Museum in Doha, Qatar on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

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Opinion

A 2038 Canadian Olympic bid could kick start a national rejuvenation project

Cathal Kelly

5 min read

The Sunday Editorial: Mark Carney walks a fine line on China

6 min read

What my sister Ellen taught me about dignity and the importance of being seen

Harvey Max Chochinov

5 min read

Trump and Europe are at each other’s throats. What does it mean?

Tim Sebastian

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS - JUNE 25: (Front row from L) NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, US President Donald Trump, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose with NATO country leaders for a family photo during the NATO Summit on June 25, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. This year's NATO summit, which brings together heads of state and government from across the military alliance, is being held in the Netherlands for the first time. Among other matters, members are to approve a new defense investment plan that raises target for defense spending to 5% of GDP. (Photo by Ben Stansall - Pool/Getty Images)

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It’s clear Carney is now dealing with the world ‘as it is’

Shannon Proudfoot

5 min read

WestJet’s reconfigured planes are perfect – if you’re a toddler, or a glutton for punishment

Robyn Urback

4 min read

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Business & Finance

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping attended a meeting in South Korea last year. Carney's trip to China next week will be the first visit by a Canadian prime minister in more than eight years.

Canada’s tariff deal with China, Trump’s attack on U.S. Fed and National Bank’s new Dubai office: Must-read business and investing stories

Abigale Subdhan

4 min read

Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with President of China Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

analysis

Carney’s EV deal with Beijing is high-wire diplomacy with risks on both sides

Mark Rendell

4 min read

(FILES) This photograph taken on January 10, 2024 shows electric cars for export waiting to be loaded on the "BYD Explorer NO.1", a domestically manufactured vessel intended to export Chinese automobiles, at Yantai port, in eastern China's Shandong province. Canada will allow 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles to be imported under new, preferential tariff rates, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on January 16, 2026 after reaching a trade deal with China's leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

Carney’s tariff deal with China could risk auto-sector competitiveness, industry leaders say

Irene Galea

4 min read

The immigration shift away from Canada’s three biggest cities

Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal combined now account for less than half of new immigrants

2 min read

September 24th 2025. Duane Cole/The Globe and Mail

Why Cyril, 65, and Dina, 59, must downsize to make the most of their retirement

Dianne Maley

6 min read

People walk north on Bay St. as they head to work in Toronto’s Financial Dsitrict on July 9, 2025. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)

Ontario’s new pay transparency rules could be a big win for your financial plan

Meera Raman

4 min read

Winnipeg hairstylist, 37, struggling to repay $10,000 line of credit after a few emergencies

Saira Peesker

3 min read

Opinion and Analysis

Shadow, a black Labrador retriever-mix, dashes through fresh snow on Christmas Eve along in East Derry, N.H. The writer has put off getting a black lab for the family after considering time and resources.

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Why my family is delaying pet ownership until our kids are older

Erin Bury

4 min read

Stock image of a beautiful young woman studying a see through computer screen & contemplating.

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In this soft labour market, the effective skills-based hiring strategy may follow the same path as remote work

Linda Nazareth

4 min read

Honda employees work along the vehicle assembly line in Alliston, Ont., on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, fell 0.6 per cent to $82.4 billion in June. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

opinion

Will preferential access for foreign automakers really work?

Nicolas Lamp

4 min read

This Dec. 5, 2017, photo shows flags of Canada and China in Beijing. The CEO and the board of directions for the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation say they are stepping down because of recent politicization surrounding their work. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Fred Dufour, Pool Photo

opinion

Instead of a China pivot, how about we start building at home?

Arthur Lam

3 min read

Life & Culture

Go ahead moms, dads and teens – swear if you need to. Just be mindful of how you do it

The words we use matter less than the intention and context we use them with

David Robertson

4 min read

Bookworm chic is hot right now – even if you don’t actually read

Nathalie Atkinson

The Dior Men Summer 2026 looks includes a book cover collection of totes.

4 min read

Second-wave Korean skin-care products to simplify your routine

Ingrie Williams

3 min read

Dozens of valuable artworks believed to be missing from Montreal home

Josh O’Kane

A photograph of Richard Kastner taken from an online obituary.

2 min read

Less tech in our homes, more craftsmanship: Where design is headed in 2026

Matthew Hague

Heidi Earnshaw is pictured in her studio in Lanark, Ont. The woodworker and designer is the subject of Slow Furniture, an exhibition of recent work at Toronto's Craft Ontario Gallery during the DesignTO festival.

Heidi Earnshaw in her studio in Lanark, Ont. The woodworker and designer is the subject of Slow Furniture, an exhibition of recent work at Toronto's Craft Ontario Gallery during the DesignTO festival.

2 min read

Canada & World

A person walks in front of a burning building as fire and smoke rise from a forest fire in the Biobio region where, according to local media, multiple wildfires prompted emergency evacuations, in Concepcion, Chile, January 18, 2026. REUTERS/Juan Gonzalez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Chilean wildfires leave at least 18 dead, force thousands to flee

State of catastrophe declared in country’s central Biobio region and neighboring Ñuble region

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Demonstrators gather in Nuuk, Greenland to protest against the United States' threats to annex Greenland on Sat. Jan. 17.

Thousands protest U.S. threat to Greenland as Trump slaps new tariff on eight European countries

4 min read

Federal agents stand guard, in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, during a protest more than a week after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 17, 2026. REUTERS/Seth Herald

1,500 more federal troops could be deployed to Minnesota, U.S. officials say

3 min read

A restricted gun licence holder holds an AR-15 at his home in Langley, B.C., on May 1, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Federal firearm buyback program to open Monday with March 31 registration deadline

4 min read

People walk out of Grey Nuns hospital in Edmonton Alberta, May 7, 2021. With the increased amount of COVID-19 cases in Alberta hospitals are getting over whelmed. Jason Franson/The Globe and Mail.

Preventable deaths, ‘near-misses’ caused by overcrowding in Alberta emergency rooms, documents show

3 min read

An estimated 5.9 million Canadians don’t have a primary-care physician or nurse practitioner, according to a recent survey.

Fiona Wright, right, birth and postpartum doula at CommUnity Doulas, visits Jordyn Ledgister, a doula and founder of CommUnity Doulas, at her Toronto home on Jan. 6.

Toronto-based doula service aims to end disparities in Black maternal and neonatal health

3 min read

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